Colin Marshall

G D/F# Bm A Fresh at college, found a job, overnight security G D/F# Bm A Always quiet as the moon, our minds on the prowl G D/F# Bm A Once a week, the phone would scream, my partner and I jumped from our seats G D/F# Bm A Racing to the scene to walk the girls home C \\\| A7 D A/C# F#m E Plush chairs on a balcony, philosophers smoking weed D A/C# F#m E The stars our only witness to the shadows we'd become D A/C# F#m E Walking home, unlocking doors, planning our next adventure D A/C# F#m E The campus, a treasure buried in the park F#m \\\ | C#m \\ | A E/G# C#m Me and my partner, we began taking chances A E/G# C#m Our keys opened secrets in between the halls A E/G# C#m We stood on every roof, a world only we could view A E/G# Merely detectives, 'Til we tried our luck once more E \\\ | F# \\\| \\\| stop! E B/D# G#m F# Opened the pool and the sauna, and our choice of hot tubs E B/D# G#m F# We conquered them all, drinking, smoking with our friends E B/D# G#m F# The night was a mistress, scented with rich, sweet temptations E B/D# G#m F# She was the shivering excitement coming back each time E \\\ | E \\\| F# \\\| F# C#m G#m F# C#m By the grace of God, I took a break one night C#m G#m F# C#m Her frantic call, a fire in her hall A E A E Grinning as I dodged the nightmare F#m C#m Of being high and having to straighten it all out E \ F#m E D A/C# F#m E After months of self-indulgence, while we went skinny dipping D A/C# F#m E A football party down the hall, we were unaware D A/C# F#m E The boss screamed through the phone, our ritual blown apart Bm D Fired on the spot, while the sun began to rise. A D It was worth it, was it really worth it? G Bm \\ - D Every second worth it in the end repeat and fade out